Yearly Archives: 2007

Power position: EA Mobile keeps creative juices flowing

PLAYA VISTA, Calif.-A visit to the Electronic Arts Inc. campus in Playa Vista, Calif., is like walking into another land-a world where gaming trumps...

FCC not concerned by private equity

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin told Congress there are no grounds for alarm over the growing trend of private equity acquisitions of telecom...

Studies: RF a risk to man, machine

Two newly published stories could create more confusion rather than clarify controversies over whether cellphones pose risks to man and machine alike.Israeli scientists said...

Public-safety interop to reach $5.5B by 2012

The state and local public-safety interoperable communications market is expected to grow to $5.5 billion by 2012, according to government business analyst Input.That figure...

Cellular South greenlights m-commerce service

Regional wireless carrier Cellular South said it will roll out an m-commerce initiative early next year across all its markets following a successful three-month...

Following MetroPCS merger offer, Leap loses CFO

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced that its CFO Amin Khalifa has "resigned from the company to pursue other interests," and that Leap CEO and...

The Week in Review

Welcome to our Friday feature, Week in Review. Every Friday, RCR Wireless News will run through the major events of the past week, outlining...

Moto’s cellphone chief promises new products: Stu Reed tells analysts: ‘You’ll love it’

Motorola Inc.'s new cellphone boss met Wall Street this morning, trying to be humble about the company's recent performance but confident about its future.Stu...

Apple uses $100 credit to stem backlash from iPhone price cut

In a letter posted on the company's Web site, Apple's Steve Jobs offered essentially a $100 apology to the hundreds of thousands of users...

J.D. Power survey: Wireless call quality improving

Wireless call quality continues to improve, with customers seeing a reduction in initial disconnects in particular, according to the most recent J.D. Power and...

Ericsson teams with Endemol for interactive TV platform

L.M. Ericsson and Endemol International announced plans to develop an interactive TV and user-generated content platform designed to enable any mobile device user to...

Worst of the Week: Getting Job’d

Hello!And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There's a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this...

HP rolls out 3G smartphones

Hewlett-Packard Co. unleashed a wave of products yesterday, including two HSDPA-capable, iPAQ-branded smartphones running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system.The offerings are...

NYC taxi drivers strike over GPS, wireless credit-card systems

NEW YORK CITY-A strike launched yesterday by a group of taxi drivers protesting the installation of global positioning devices and wireless credit-card systems had...

Senators take on industry with wireless consumer protection bill

Two key Senate members today unveiled a sweeping wireless consumer protection bill, setting the stage for a fierce battle between lawmakers and the mobile-phone...

iPhone gets cheaper ahead of holiday season: CIBC warns that sales may be slowing

Apple Inc. slashed the price of its 8GB iPhone by one-third and, separately, the company launched a Wi-Fi storefront hawking full-track tunes and albums...

RCR Wireless News Podcasts: Delly Tamer, CEO, LetsTalk.com

"I strongly believe that next year, in 2008, about 90% of people who walk anywhere in any store to buy wireless will have done...

Free Whitepaper Developing Profitable Three-Screen Services

This white paper discusses how technology and evolving consumer behaviors around the consumption of digital content have brought the market to a tipping point....

Carriers could dole out millions in Missouri tax settlements: Issue could spread to other states

Verizon Wireless' $30 million wireless tax settlement with a number of Missouri municipalities could mark the start of a broader trend in the state,...

Boost adds navigation service

Boost Mobile has tapped Telmap for its branded navigation application, which will run on Java-enabled handsets with GPS.Boost Navigator provides turn-by-turn walking and driving...

Medio teams with mPoria for mobile ad campaigns

Mobile search provider Medio Systems Inc. and m-commerce technology company mPoria Inc. announced a strategic partnership to help retailers reach wireless users on their...

Broadcom wins appeal against Qualcomm

Broadcom Corp. will proceed with an antitrust action against Qualcomm Corp. over deceptive conduct before a standards-setting body after an appeals court reversed a...

Quattro, Groove wrangle up VC funds

Mobile advertising startup Quattro Wireless pocketed $12.3 million in a second round of financing from Globespan Capital Partners and Highland Capital Partners.The Waltham, Mass.-based...

InPhonic nets $5M Brightstar investment

Mobile phone distributor Brightstar Corp. said it will make a $5 million equity investment in InPhonic Inc., the Washington-based online retailer of wireless products...

Foleo: Palm’s $10M mistake

Give Palm Inc.'s CEO Ed Colligan credit for straight talk, which may bode well for the company's new direction and ultimate survival. Colligan yesterday...
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